Senior Value Based Care ( VBC ) Strategy Analyst

UnitedHealth Group • Plymouth, MN

237d • $89,800 - $176,700 • Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As a Senior Data Analyst, Value Based Care you will facilitate the expansion of strategic insights and adoption of data-driven decision making to support financial optimization within client health systems. You will be responsible for leading efforts to quantify opportunities related to payer and provider incentive programs, creating financial models, modeling contractual terms, and driving performance improvement for a key health system client. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

• 5+ years of health care finance and analytics experience
• 2+ years of experience supporting healthcare value-based care (VBC) analytics
• 2+ years of experience with creating and maintaining financial analytic models or developing ad hoc analyses associated with health care clients
• 2+ years of experience managing a portfolio of projects or initiatives with minimal guidance
• 1+ years of experience working with clinical and financial data from Epic
• 1+ years of experience guiding and developing junior team members
• Experience with HEDIS measures, CAHPS, NCQA Accreditation, CMS Quality Measures, or NQF Endorsed Measures
• Intermediate SQL experience
• Intermediate to advanced Excel experience
• Ability to work standard hours within the Pacific Time zone

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degrees or certifications in Finance, Analytics, Public Health, Health Administration, Business, Biological Science, or Data Science
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Qlikview, Power BI and/or Tableau
• Experience guiding cross-functional efforts, with proven success in creating standardized financial model templates
• Experience in the health care ecosystem, including understanding the relationship between payors and providers, and how financial analysis and analytics enables transformation
• Experience and credibility interacting with all levels of leadership
• Ability to communicate complex concepts verbally and in writing
• Subject matter expertise in value-based care, payer and provider contracting, primary care optimization, or population health management
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to quantify opportunities related to payer and provider incentive programs, ensuring alignment with value-based care initiatives
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic decision-making and contractual negotiations
• Model contractual terms and create reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance
• Provide ad-hoc analyses to drive and support new strategic initiatives for client health systems, specifically related to value-based care
• Manage a portfolio of client strategic and financial dashboards, while developing effective documentation processes to build knowledge management and standardization
• Act as a subject matter expert in the best practices of value-based care initiatives and analytics to support those initiatives
• Create standardized models and templates to be leveraged across multiple client teams and segments of the health system
• Develop and manage project timelines including consistent communication with key stakeholders
• Oversee and guide lower-level team member's workload and progression
• Partner with other analytic team members to create solutions for the customers that effectively support all known requirements and answer the relevant questions about performance and opportunities for strategic optimization
• Partner with other subject matter domain leaders to infuse insights into the decision-making process for clinical, operational, financial, growth, and other focus areas

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities